Guard-rail fastener



Aug. .16, 1927.

T. MANY-:Y

GUARD RAIL -FASTENER 2 Sheets-sheet 1 Filed Oct. g, 192s Patented Aug. 16,1927.

UNITED sTA'rEs PATENT OFFICE..

THOMAS MANEY,OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

GUARD-RAIL FASTENER.

Application filed October 9, 1926. Serial No. 140,592.

My invention relates to an improvement in guard-rail fasteners. l

The present invention is an improvement on the structure disclosed iny Serial No. 116895. filed by me in the U. S. Patent Oiiceon June 18, 1926. v

In the present invention, the guard rail is preferably T-shaped, with an enlarged head at the top, presenting a broad guard l0 surface at the opposite edges, and with a relatively small and narrow base 'which is held rigidly in the chair, the chair einbracing the base substantially one entire side of the web, and extending beneatl .and conforming to, the lower surface of the head.

The invention presents other features of novelty which will be hereinaftel` more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings' Fig. 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a plan view; and Figs. 3 and 4 are front and rear views of the chair; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the re- .silient'key beneath the chair.

The numeral 1 in Fig. -1 represents ther guard-rail. This has a relatively broad and thick head 2, preferably in the form shown with a fiat upper surface 3. The p-urpose of this is to present a broad expanse of surface to the wheel, which is indicated in dotted lines. The web is relatively narrow, and the basel 4 is preferably much narrower and thinner than the head 2.

The base is tted more or less closely in a seat 5 in the upper surface of the cha-ir 6, and .the chair rests upon the tie-plate 7 against the upturned shoulder or flange 8, it being provided with lugs 9 at each edge which straddle the side 'edges of the base plate, making the punching of holes in the base-plate unnecessary, and extending beneath the base 10 of the main rail 11, as shown in Fig. 1.

The chair is provided with a central brace 12 having strengthening ribs 13 at the edges,

which fits and engages the under side of thehead of the guard-rail and adjacent the surfaceA of the web as viewed in Fig. 1.

Ribs 14 give added strength to the chair. A key 15 is driven into the space between the chair and the base 4 of the guard-rail as illustrated in Fig. 1. Spikes extend through holes 17 and hold the chair and `base-plate securely in position on the tie.

stitutes an effectual means of guarding the Iwheels against the possibility of leaving the track.

The chair is preferably grooved on the inner surface as shown at 19 and engages the adjacent edge of the base 10 of the main rail 11.

The key 15 heretofore referred to is preferably resilient and is for the purpose of keying the guardrail in the chair. This key may be made of high tension steel, stamped in the shape shown (see Fig. 5). It may be placed by hand almost to position and then a slight hammer blow will snap it to place. Its value lies first in that it is strong enough to resist all normal strains and that in any event of abnormal strains that will cause injury to more eX- pensive parts, its resiliency will ease such strains. Secondly, it takes up play and prevents movementnnder vibration of the rail and lessens the noise resulting by such movement. Thirdly, it is kept in place by its own tension.

I claim:

1. A T-shaped guard-rail having a broad thick head, and a relatively narrow base.

2. A T-shaped guard-rail having a broad thick head, and a relatively narrow base, inV

combination with a main rail, a tie-plate, a chair having lugs adapted to embrace the edges of the tie-plate and engage beneath the base of the main rail, and provided with a seat for the base of the guard-rail, and having an upstanding brace which engages the lower surface of the headl of the guardrail and the adjacent surface of its web.

3. The combination with a tie-plate, a main rail, and a guard-rail, of a chair having lugs `which embrace the base of the main rail and the opposite edges of the tieplate, the chair having a seat to receive the guard-rail provided with a brace which engages the under side of the head and adjacent surface of the guard-rail, and a key inserted between the chair and the base of the guard-rail.

4. The combination with a tie-plate, guard rail and chair, the latter embracing the base of the guard rail and having a space formed between it and one edge of the guard rail base, ot a resilient key inserted in saidspace and exerting ltension upon the guard rail base and chair.

5. The combination of a tie plate, aguard rail, a chair mounted on the tie plate for" bracing the guard rail and having a'. space` between it and a portion of the guard rail, and a resilient Kev inserted inl saidspace for exerting tension on the guard rail and chair.

The combination of u tie plate7 a guard rail, a chair mounted on the tie plate for supporti ng and bracing the guard rail, and have ing a space between it and an edge of the guard rail base and a resilient key inserted in said space 'tor exerting tension on the guard rail and Chair, said key'having the ends thereo'i'il embracing the opposite sides ot the Chair.

7. The Combination ot' a guard-rail7 a chair for bracing said guard-rail and having a space between it and a portion of the guardrail, and' a resilient key inserted in said igV 1,639,524

space for exerting tension on the guard-rail and chair.

8^. The combi-nation of a guard-rail, a chair for receiving the base ot said guard-rail and for bracing said guard rail, said chair having a space between it and the top of the base flange of the guard-rail, and a resilient key inserted in said space and exerting tension on the top of the guard-rail base flange and ehai'r.

9. The Combination of a tie plate,` a main rail mounted thereon, and a chair having lugs on the opposite sides thereof einbracing the main rail and the opposite edfges of the tie plate.

10. The combination of 1 tie-plate, a main rail mounted thereon, and a chair mounted on the tie-plate for receiving a guard-rail, said chair having lugs on the opposite sides thereof for embracing the opposite edges of the tie plate and extending beneath a portion ot"- the mai-n rail.

In testimony whereof` I affix mv signature.

THOMAS MANEY. 

